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Friday, February 1, 2013

Acclaimed young director to take over Northern Stage by Alan Sykes

Lorne Campbell will be moving from London to Newcastle to run the successful theatre company. Alan Sykes offers a welcomeNorthern Stage, the Newcastle-based theatre company, has apppointed a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Thursday, November 8, 2012

New play examines a Socialist who put his estate where his mouth was by Alan Sykes

Sir Charles Trevelyan was one of the first aristocrats to ensure that his stately home would be enjoyed by the public inalienably. Alan Sykes reportsA new play takes its audience on a promen…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54AM
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Yorkshire's unique Georgian theatre founds new £850,00 learning centre by Alan Sykes

Beware actors! The remarkable old building still has 'kicking boards' to help audiences stamp if they are fed up or bored. Alan Sykes looks roundThe Heritage Lottery Fund has given the Georg…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:27AM
Monday, September 17, 2012

'A Wondrous Place' aims to change out-dated views of northern England by Alan Sykes

A new theatrical production aims to dispel the 'grim up north' stereotypes - and the public is invited to contribute. Alan Sykes is first in the queueA group of writers and artists from acro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:10PM
Monday, July 30, 2012

A theatrical Great Expectations by Alan Sykes

Keswick's theatre keeps Dickens' bicentenary celebrations going with flair. Alan Sykes takes a seatThe Theatre by the Lake's contribution to the celebrations of the bicentenary of Dickens' b…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AM
Monday, June 11, 2012

Humour round the grave in a play which gently teases death by Alan Sykes

Keswick's theatre director used to be a gravedigger. His latest offering has the stamp of experience, suggests Alan SykesMyra Bradley has bone cancer and will be dead quite soon.  She has …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM
Monday, May 28, 2012

Keswick builds a gripping Doll's House at the Theatre by the Lake by Alan Sykes

Every trick used in men's violence towards women is deployed in an uncomfortable but compelling version of the Ibsen classic. Alan Sykes reportsThe intimacy of the studio at Keswick's Theatr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:22AM
Thursday, February 9, 2012

Lake District 'hate triangle' absorbs playgoers in icy Cumbria by Alan Sykes

Strong stuff at the Theatre by the Lake, whose annual audience has risen from 20,000 to 130,000 over the last decadeKnives in Hens was the Scottish playwright David Harrower's first play, wr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:21AM
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Maestro of the all-nude Lysistrata plans an unforgettable evening at Newcastle's Mordern Tower by Alan Sykes

The turret venue hoicked Basil Bunting from obscurity as a newspaper sub, and impressed Allen Ginsberg with the quality of Geordie graffiti. Guardian Northerner arts man Alan Sykes knows muc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:53AM
Monday, November 14, 2011

Lottery triumph for dancers under threat from Arts Council cuts by Alan Sykes

Northern Ballet and Phoenix Dance Theatre win the 2011 Best Arts Project prize for their sparkling new joint HQ in LeedsNorthern Ballet and Phoenix Dance Theatre have won the National Lotter…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:26AM
Friday, September 9, 2011

Geordieland's theatrical phoenix spreads its bright new wings by Alan Sykes

The Guardian Northerner's arts specialist Alan Sykes hails a grand old Newcastle wonder - and a canny piece of gold-buying by those in charge of its restorationSitting at the top end of Newc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:14AM
Friday, July 1, 2011

Topical times at Keswick's Theatre by the Lake by Alan Sykes

Dodgy celebrity, tabloid sting, going through the bins. Nothing changes (including the Lake District - where better to go, this sunny weekend). Northerner arts supremo Alan Sykes tells more.…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:41AM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards